Born

17 January 1915
Victoria, Australia

Occupation

Nurse and Servicewoman

Alternative Names

• Hogarth, Hilary (married name)

Summary

Hilary Cranswick, née Hogarth, was born in Victoria. When her father enlisted in the war Hilary came with her mother and sister to live with relatives in Adelaide. Her father was killed during the war. She went to Britain in 1939 and held many wartime nursing positions including accompanying children of one of her employers to Canada when the blitz necessitated their evacuation. On returning to Australia in 1942 Hilary joined the Australian Army Nursing Service and had postings in Papua New Guinea and in New South Wales. She retired from nursing after her marriage.

Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:1083/search/aSchubert%2C+Heather%2C+1943-/aschubert+heather+1943/-5,-1,0,B/frameset&FF=aschubert+heather+1943&1,1, accessed 2004-04-08.